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===Early Carrick=== | ===Early Carrick=== | ||
* '''U-Mutation:''' ''a(ː) > ɔ(ː), e > ø, eː > œː, i(ː) > y(ː)'' before ''u(ː)'' in next syllable (e.g. ''kaðu > kɔðu'') | * '''U-Mutation:''' ''a(ː) > ɔ(ː), e > ø, eː > œː, i(ː) > y(ː)'' before ''u(ː), w'' in next syllable (e.g. ''kaðu > kɔðu'') | ||
* Stressed ''e(ː)'' becomes ''ja(ː)'' (''geːhl'' > ''gjaːhl'', ''menn'' > ''mjann'') | ** word-initial combinations of (C)''w''V are mutated (e.g. ''sweːr > sœːr'', ''gwan- > gon-''). | ||
* Stressed ''e(ː)'' becomes ''ja(ː)'' (e.g. ''geːhl'' > ''gjaːhl'', ''menn'' > ''mjann'') | |||
* '''Syncope:''' | * '''Syncope:''' | ||
** unstressed short vowels in open syllables (including word-final) are lost (e.g. ''kɔðu > kɔθ'') | ** unstressed short vowels in open syllables (including word-final) are lost (e.g. ''kɔðu > kɔθ'') | ||